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This is very sad news . Frank was a total gentleman and as well as being a great footballer, a great servant to the club, a Rangers man through and through and the glue that connected Gerry Francis to the players in that fantastic 90’s side .
A REAL club legend . RIP Frank
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Frank Sibley RIP on 16:15 - May 11 with 2624 views
I was lucky enough to be coached by Frank for a few sessions back in the late eighties Old school guy who took no Sh1t, but what a coach , people talk about the Liverpool boot room etc but the likes of Sexton, Venables, Francis and sibley knew the onions and were a head of their time RIP Frank a proper QPR man
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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Frank Sibley RIP on 16:26 - May 11 with 2590 views
I can't remember when he was caretaker Manager for us but way back when his first game In charge was up at bloody Barnsley where we were bloody superb and we ran them ragged, we were walking back to the car with me thinking we're gonna walk this league we didn't. I can't remember why he was replaced or by whom. As others have quite rightly said he was a great servant to our club.
RIP Frank.
My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.
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Frank Sibley RIP on 16:26 - May 11 with 2589 views
Arrow-up for this one, without a doubt. Incredibly sad that a club legend has left us but arrow-up for his massive contribution to our club, without a doubt.
Great to see so many informed tributes already, from ex-players and great fans who witnessed his work first-hand.
A quick google showed up this great LFW post about Frank Sibley from Nadera:
"Nearly 40 years at the club, our youngest ever player, coach, manager, League Cup winner, 5 promotions, his family are all QPR - Frank Sibley is genuinely one of our legendary figures.
I'd like to think that, if the new training ground ever gets built, the club would name the various facilities (pitches, changing rooms, classrooms, media suite, etc, etc) after former personnel - Evelyn Lintott, Wally Draper, Alec Stock, Frank Sibley, Daphne Biggs...the list goes on. Make it appropriate to the person, so the Daphne Biggs classrooms, the Wally Draper Gym, that sort of thing. It would really enhance the club's history and bring it to the attention of every future generation of QPR player. This is us, this is where we come from, who came before us - that should be important to a club like ours."
Beautifully worded, Nadera.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal. RIP.
I have posted this phrase as-Gaeilge down the years many, many times. I'm not religious, but I love the tradition and the history of it. The phrase changes subtly, and I wouldn't expect anyone to notice, but it changes nonetheless. In general it means "To the right (favoured) hand of God be his/her faithful/beautiful/noble/etc soul".
This time I've used the word 'uasal'. As Gaeilge we spare the usage of the word uasal. You hold that one back. It means noble. There's no higher.
Thanks Mr.Sibley.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Never saw him as a player but remember him having the unenviable task of following Dave Sexton as manager. And if I’m correct he is the youngest ever player to play for Rangers as well as being the youngest ever manager. Probably did every job at the club bar chairman.
Not the biggest of centre backs but there was a touch of the Bobby Moore about him great reader of the game and gave it his all A true servant to the club and yes was our youngest ever player....
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Frank Sibley RIP on 22:47 - May 11 with 1751 views
Used to see Gemma around a lot in in the 90s , sure she lived in Hillingdon, used to go to a lot of the pubs I knocked around in
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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Frank Sibley RIP on 04:21 - May 12 with 1551 views
Remember watching Frank Sibley he was as hard as nails and if I remember he had the nickname of the Tank. RIP frank and thoughts with all family and friends.
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Frank Sibley RIP on 10:59 - May 12 with 1357 views
Ah, Brian, it was a fair while ago I wrote that on here. Stand by every word of it though, it's so important we remember the people who contributed so much to Queens Park Rangers FC. I understand why the training ground's been named after the owner's dad, but...
As for beautifully worded, your phrase is perfect.
I let out an audible groan when I saw the news of Frank Sibley's passing yesterday. His 30-odd years at QPR corresponded almost perfectly with the 30-odd years where we had good teams playing good football and we collectively enjoyed a modicum of success and a lot of excitement. He contributed hugely to that, in a variety of roles, and is someone I immediately associate with QPR teams of those decades. RIP
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Frank Sibley RIP on 11:24 - May 12 with 1308 views
RIP Frank Sibley and condolences to his friends and family.
a true QPR man through and through; having that disease for 20 years must have been an incredibly tough battle for him and those that cared for him; sleep peacefully Frank
One of those who quietly gave wonderful service to the club, as has been suggested elsewhere on the thread would be fitting that the club name something in his memory.
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